Articles by Andrew Reynolds

Everyone has a favourite Doctor and mine - just for his honesty, his fairness and his ability to not notice the Master's awful, awful disguises/anagrams (Sir Gilles Estram!?!) - has to be the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison. The stories didn’t serve him as well as his acting served those stories.

The stellar rise of Karen Gillan continues unabated as LA played host to The Guardians of the Galaxy premiere – the latest potential mega-hit from Marvel Studios – where the girl formerly known as Pond stunned onlookers in a sheer purple dress and cute, newly regrown do. Gillan, who has been taking on the big…

Back in action once again, early morning commuters in Queens Street, Cardiff were treated to the sight of the Doctor, Clara and the TARDIS battling the forces of evil outside a branch of NatWest yesterday. Queues of fans quickly gather to watch the action unfold and once again, both Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman were…

Recently, a wave of foes both familiar and as yet unrevealed were seen amassing their forces, consolidating their armies and preparing to do battle against the very forces of good – no, it isn’t the Tory cabinet reshuffle; it’s the monsters, robots and, yes even the odd T-Rex, from the first official full length Doctor…

Their origins are shrouded in mystery, their production values are non-existent, their love for Doctor Who? Unstoppable! *adopts fighting stance. Welcome to the confounding world of Doctor Who spoofs from around the globe. These clips don’t so much capture the tone of the programme as, say, cobble together a handful of familiar tropes (the Daleks,…

Today’s news blast has a distinctly Big Finish flavour to it with a taste of charity giveaways, a pinch of Philip Hinchcliffe (please, do not pinch Philip Hinchcliffe) and a fair old slice of the Sixth Doctor’s latest adventures. Spend the Day with Big Finish! Kicking things off; there’s only a month left to submit…

In television, there are myriad reasons for something to fail but only ever one reason for it to succeed – the machinery is for nought if that spark isn’t there and, if asked “What makes this show a success?” mostly, it’ll be that first contact point; that ignition that most will recall. Maybe it’s our…